Fun with amateur radio #4 repair a swr meter

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   anthonymollo says:

   March 14, 2012 at 3:53 PM

   do mobile or base ariels have to be tuned in?? iv just bought a harrier cbx rig and i have to turn the squelch down to hear people an when i transmit, no 1 can hear me.

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   leenmeanbog says:

   March 14, 2012 at 3:49 PM

   @anthonymollo
   Hi, all ariels have to be checked for the correct swr, the lower the reading, the better.
   the rule of thumb with radio, cb especially is the ariel should be as high as possable, and as big as possable, (1/2 wave ideally) you do not say what ariel you have, where you are using it etc….
   the days of a mag mount on a buiscuit tin are long gone!
   Dan

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   anthonymollo says:

   March 14, 2012 at 3:34 PM

   @leenmeanbog im a harrier cbx radio, and using a magmount ariel, iv got it on a bicuit tin lol.
   im currently looking for a bigger ariel. what would you rate that rig??

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   leenmeanbog says:

   March 14, 2012 at 3:13 PM

   you wont get far with that! in the old days when ther was a cb`er on every sreet, maybe!,
   i dont know what restrictions you have where you live, but i reccommend an ANTRON 99 antenna, as high as you can get it! (safely of course)

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   heavythrashmetal2 says:

   March 14, 2012 at 2:25 PM

   hi my swr reading is usualy near the red please can you tell me how to tune my antenna so the swr is correct thanks! ty jones

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   dorslv says:

   March 14, 2012 at 2:14 PM

   Great vid thx

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   kb5wqw says:

   March 14, 2012 at 1:32 PM

   What’s with the music audio covering up the voice?

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   kb5wqw says:

   March 14, 2012 at 1:20 PM

   I apoiligize. The problem with the music was on my end. «Ô¿Ô»

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